how to pronounce sadness

/ˈsæd.nəs/

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sadness is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sadness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and look back with some sadness as well …”

meanings of sadness

noun:

An event in one's life that causes sadness.
The state or emotion of being sad.

sadness frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sadness occurs in english on average 7.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.